Jessica Cox, an armless pilot was born with a rare non-genetic
birth defect that left her without arms. However, this has never
let her disability hold her back, from swim lessons to girl scouts,
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Jessica Cox, an armless pilot was born with a rare non-genetic birth defect that left her without arms. However, this has never let her disability hold her back, from swim lessons to girl scouts, modeling, tap dancing, and Taekwondo she did it all. And at the age of 14, she'd already earned a black belt.

In 2008, after extensive training, she earned her Light Sport Pilot Certificate, and in 2011 she nabbed the Guinness World Record for the "First Armless Person in the World Ever to Have Obtained a Pilots License." She also holds the title of the first person without arms to receive a black belt in the American Taekwondo Association.

She believes anyone can excel, regardless of disability, with encouragement and support. There are so many ways that disabilities can make people believe that they 'can't' achieve their dreams," but she is the living evidence.